The barefoot architect : a handbook for green building /
Lengen, Johan van,
The barefoot architect : a handbook for green building / Handbook for green building by Johan van Lengen. - English edition. - 705 pages : illustrations, plans ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- Introduction -- How to use this manual -- Design : -- Drawings -- House form -- Spaces -- How to design a house -- Models -- Dimensions -- Environment -- Lighting -- Siting a house -- Buildings -- Settlements -- Climate -- Urban spaces -- Circulation -- Natural environment -- Humid tropics : -- House shapes -- Roofs -- Structures -- Pests -- Doors and windows -- Ventilation -- Humidity -- Roads and bridges -- Dry tropics : -- House shapes -- Ventilation -- Roofs -- Windows -- Temperate zone : -- Climate -- Heating -- Solar collector rooms -- Heaters -- Materials : -- Selecting materials -- Earth -- Ferrocement -- Sand -- Lime -- Wood -- Cactus -- Bamboo -- Sisal -- Seacrete -- Construction : -- Preparation -- Using materials -- Foundations -- Walls -- Panels -- Floors -- Roofs -- Doors and windows -- Services -- Special items -- Tools -- Ecotechniques -- Energy : -- Heat and motion -- Mills -- Solar heat -- Stoves -- Water : -- Location -- Pumps -- Moving water -- Cisterns -- Filters -- Purification -- Irrigation -- Cooling & conservation -- Sanitation : -- Equipment -- Basin -- Coban -- Drainage -- Appendix : -- Materials and heat -- Measurements -- Mixtures -- Climate zones -- Angles -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
"This book on building with natural materials is the first English translation of an international best-selling construction manual. It is especially oriented to building in “underdeveloped” countries. It covers basic design, site planning, and climatic considerations; heating, cooling, water supply —treating waste, and irrigation for agriculture. Simple, basic materials — including adobe, plaster, rammed earth, wood, reinforced concrete, ferro-cement, cactus, and bamboo. Homemade water‑generated electricity, solar water heaters, wood stoves, water pumps, water distillers, and cisterns. Septic tanks, outhouses, sand filters, and composting toilets are also covered." --Publisher's website.
0936070420 9780936070421
2007035835
Sustainable buildings--Design and construction.
Sustainable architecture.
TH4860 / .L46 2008
720.47
The barefoot architect : a handbook for green building / Handbook for green building by Johan van Lengen. - English edition. - 705 pages : illustrations, plans ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- Introduction -- How to use this manual -- Design : -- Drawings -- House form -- Spaces -- How to design a house -- Models -- Dimensions -- Environment -- Lighting -- Siting a house -- Buildings -- Settlements -- Climate -- Urban spaces -- Circulation -- Natural environment -- Humid tropics : -- House shapes -- Roofs -- Structures -- Pests -- Doors and windows -- Ventilation -- Humidity -- Roads and bridges -- Dry tropics : -- House shapes -- Ventilation -- Roofs -- Windows -- Temperate zone : -- Climate -- Heating -- Solar collector rooms -- Heaters -- Materials : -- Selecting materials -- Earth -- Ferrocement -- Sand -- Lime -- Wood -- Cactus -- Bamboo -- Sisal -- Seacrete -- Construction : -- Preparation -- Using materials -- Foundations -- Walls -- Panels -- Floors -- Roofs -- Doors and windows -- Services -- Special items -- Tools -- Ecotechniques -- Energy : -- Heat and motion -- Mills -- Solar heat -- Stoves -- Water : -- Location -- Pumps -- Moving water -- Cisterns -- Filters -- Purification -- Irrigation -- Cooling & conservation -- Sanitation : -- Equipment -- Basin -- Coban -- Drainage -- Appendix : -- Materials and heat -- Measurements -- Mixtures -- Climate zones -- Angles -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
"This book on building with natural materials is the first English translation of an international best-selling construction manual. It is especially oriented to building in “underdeveloped” countries. It covers basic design, site planning, and climatic considerations; heating, cooling, water supply —treating waste, and irrigation for agriculture. Simple, basic materials — including adobe, plaster, rammed earth, wood, reinforced concrete, ferro-cement, cactus, and bamboo. Homemade water‑generated electricity, solar water heaters, wood stoves, water pumps, water distillers, and cisterns. Septic tanks, outhouses, sand filters, and composting toilets are also covered." --Publisher's website.
0936070420 9780936070421
2007035835
Sustainable buildings--Design and construction.
Sustainable architecture.
TH4860 / .L46 2008
720.47